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Website delivers "hot advertising from a menu." (PRNewsChannel) / November 06, 2009 / Madison, Wis. / What if a small business could go to a website, find a finished TV, radio or print ad for their business, order it up and get it customized with their logo and information, at a fraction of the price they would typically pay an...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Building contractors are required to register with the Department of Commerce (Commerce) as a result of an administrative rule change in Ch. Comm 5, Wis. Adm. Code, and finalized March 2, 2009. The rule applies to businesses, including one person shops that act as building contractors or subcontractors that...

Contact: Bill G. Smith 608-255-6083 or Jason Brewer (202) 406-4435 Madison, WI, Nov. 6, 2009—The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as Saturday on healthcare reform that would hurt Wisconsin’s small businesses, said Bill G. Smith, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business. “Healthcare is the No. 1 challenge facing small business in Wisconsin,” Smith...

CONTACT: Aaron Brower, 608-262-5246, ambrower@wisc.edu MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Oversight Committee have identified eight proposals, ranging from an electronic system designed to capture notes of student meetings with advisers to College of Letters & Science faculty lines, to become the first recipients of funding from the innovative program. Proposals for a...

Contact: Lisa Stout (608) 224-5126 MADISON -- Wisconsin cranberries on Japanese dinner tables? Mexican chefs serving Wisconsin cheese? Wisconsin foods are in demand worldwide but the costs involved with international marketing may be a potential barrier for some Wisconsin companies. Fortunately, companies can tap into those markets with cost-sharing available through the Food Export Association of the Midwest’s...

CONTACT: Jessica Schafer 202-482-5670 or press@ntia.doc.gov Recovery Act Funding to Lay Groundwork for Enhanced Internet Services WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband mapping and planning activities in Alabama, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming under NTIA’s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program....

CONTACT: Karin Borgh, 608-277-2508, karin.borgh@btci.org MADISON - Bioneers, a leading-edge environmental movement that uses solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity to support sustainable lifestyles and communities, will be introduced to Wisconsin at a Nov. 13-14 conference in Fitchburg. Founder Kenny Ausubel coined the word "bioneers" in 1990 to describe "an emerging culture of social and scientific innovators who are mimicking...

Still on the fence about coming to the fifth annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison? Here are 10 reasons to drop in Tuesday and Wednesday for one of the Midwest’s premier events for entrepreneurs. Register through noon Monday at http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/events/earlystage/ Or register Tuesday and Wednesday at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, 1 John Nolen Drive, beginning at 7...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 FOND DU LAC – Governor Jim Doyle today recognized Mercury Marine Inc., its workers and the community for coming together to remain in Fond du Lac and announced the state incentive package. The Governor made the announcement at a press conference held today at the company’s headquarters in Fond du Lac. “Mercury...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — The Department of Justice has filed an enforcement action in Ozaukee County Circuit Court against Locksmiths, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, and its owner, Gabriel Munteoreanu, of Brooklyn, New York. The complaint is the result of an investigation by the Department of Justice into fraudulent yellow pages locksmith listings. According to...

- CRL Senior Living Communities Continued Growth Reflects its Best in Class Assisted Living and Alzheimer’s/Memory Care - Neenah, Wis. (November 4, 2009) – Industry innovator CRL Senior Living Communities will host the grand opening of Merrill Hills Manor, Waukesha, its newest Alzheimer’s/memory care and assisted living community, on Thursday, November 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. The public is invited...

Web site link: http://www.wfbf.com/archivej/htmArchive/showPage.aspx?page=15650.htm&id=15650 Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations 608-828-5711 MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation supports proposed changes by the Department of Natural Resources that allow more hunting opportunities during the 2010 deer hunting season. However, the state’s largest farm...

CONTACT: Melissa Anderson, (608) 262-9213, mkanderson@bus.wisc.edu MADISON - Author and veteran business journalist Donna Fenn will be at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the week of Nov. 9 as the fall Business Writer in Residence, a program that brings nationally known business writers to campus to interact with students. Members of the UW-Madison community and the public are invited to...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 UTICA – Utica Energy, LLC, which owns and operates an ethanol production facility in the Town of Utica, Winnebago County, has agreed to pay $280,000 in penalties, plus at least $200,000 to connect to the City of Oshkosh wastewater treatment system, to settle state claims under Wisconsin's...